Night Ch. 4 Close Read

Night
Ch. 4

By Heather Hutzell

Important Events in Ch. 4

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What words/emotions does Ch. 4 evoke in you?

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Many individuals displayed

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behavior by risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust, often at great personal cost.

The Nazis imposed a ​

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on Jewish populations, isolating them from the rest of society and limiting their freedoms.

As the prisoners in concentration camps faced starvation, they often felt ​

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enduring days without sufficient food.

It was ​

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of the Jewish community to believe that the situation would improve, despite the increasing violence and discrimination they faced.

The living conditions in the ghettos became ​

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, with overcrowding and lack of resources making survival increasingly difficult.

​Resistance

What does the word resistance mean?

According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, resistance means “an act or instance of resisting; an opposing or retarding force.”

When thinking about people resisting something, there are several questions to consider:

• How does a person oppose a force?

• Is violence required, or can a person peacefully resist a force?

• Or is resistance more about the will to live and the power of hope?

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On pages 51-52 or pages ; pages 59-60; or page 64, find one act of resistance by the prisoners in the concentration camp.

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Underline the metaphor used in the passage.

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How does this metaphor change the mood, or atmosphere, of the chapter?